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now Farms owner-operator
Jayme Snow bought this 1999
Freightliner Classic XL 13
years ago and often ran it alongside
his father, Daniel Snow. At the time, it
was a "bone stock" unit powered by a
Detroit Series 60 and outfitted with a
70-inch condo sleeper.
Snow has changed it drastically,
from the Jones Performance hood
with 8-inch-scoop cowl induction to
over-under-style headlights (a nod to
classic car models), running lights all
around/inset in the custom bumper
and, most dramatically, a 10-foot
sleeper extension along with the
wheelbase to accommodate it.
The sleeper grew, too, as Snow's
young family did. The unit has been
stretched twice over his 13 years of
ownership. The interior, designed in
part by his wife, is well-appointed.
The truck is christened "The Duck"
after Snow had a damaging run-in
with a flock of ducks while running
through Mallard Point in eastern
Arkansas. Snow's father, while talking
with insurance agents about the dam-
age, initially called it the "duck killer,"
but Jayme shortened the moniker to
avoid the negative context.
See more views of Jayme Snow's rig and
massive sleeper in the Custom Rigs play-
list at YouTube.com/OverdriveMag.
Snow has gone all-in with the truck's moniker,
showing the name on the hood scoop and install-
ing a duck hood ornament.
The sleeper extensions took place in 2012 and 2015,
bringing it to 190 inches. They built upon the original
70-inch condo to preserve the integrated stand-up-
from-the-seat practicality, moving straight into the liv-
ing space behind, fully out tted with kitchen, shower/
toilet and home-quality decoration.
BY TODD DILLS
CUSTOM RIGS
'The Duck' spreads its sleeper wings
Christened "The Duck," the
Freightliner is one of ve units in
Jayme Snow's eet. He showed the Duck with a
pristine Great Dane van this past September. Two
project trucks under way include a 1983 cabover he considers
something of an homage to a 1977 model his dad started in.